School for sympath

Miss Beam's school with a difference does exist. this truly is a school for sympathy. the teaching methods are simple and useful to people. like spelling, adding, subtracting, multiplying, writing. the rest is done by reading to them and giving them interesting talks. there is practically no other thing she confesses. but her system is original. She says her aim is not to teach thought but thoughtfulness, humanity kindness and citizenship. she asks the visitor to go and look through the window and see and relate what is seen. and on doing so and relating that i find they are not all healthy and every one seems to be having some problem.  she laughs and says they are not crippled or so but are acting their roles for the day. which happens in rotation. In order to get the young minds to appreciate and understand misfortune, we make them participate in misfortune too. In the course of the week every child has one blind day, one lame day, one deaf day one maimed day and one dumb day. for example for the blind day, the bandage is put on overnight, they wake up blind so this means they need assistance in everything. the other children help and lead them in everything. this way both learn. by the end of the day the reality of the disability becomes clear even to the least thoughtful. its an honour not to peep on blind days the children say we think the blind days are worst days but the children disagree they say the dumb day is the most frightening one. There is so much one learns. to explain things in the surroundings you start noticing them better and see the difference in things which you most certainly would have missed if all faculties were in order. sure enough you can get out wiser just by imagining the school like this.  i think one has to truly experience this being normal itself is an high achievement.
can i see another's woe.
and not share their sorrow too.